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Feb 6 maschu commented on Boy Scouts Delay Decision on Admitting Gay Members and Leaders.

As an Eagle Scout, I am very disappointed in the Boy Scouts' delay of a decision to admit gay scouts. Looking back, I am sure there were gay kids in my Troop, but it really wasn't germane to the adventures and fun that we had. Many may point to the 'morally straight' in the Oath, but what is more righteous than standing up to discrimination? If they vote to discriminate, they are depriving a lot of kids the opportunity to learn the great lessons that are the core of scouting: honor, loyalty, service to community.

Dec 16, 2012 maschu commented on Kristof on Gun Control.

Ladders don't kill people, gravity kills people.

Dec 2, 2012 maschu commented on Mitt Romney Is a Sad and Lonely Man, and His Loss Will Haunt Him Forever.

If you look at the parties' national leaders after their last election, here is the tread: republicans drop off the face of map, democrats continue working on societal good.

Carter: carter center and habitat for humanity
Reagan: retire to ranch
GHW Bush: retire to kennebunkport
Clinton: Clinton global initiative
Gore: Nobel prize
GW Bush: retire to ranch
Mitt: retire to la jolla.

Mitt isn't sad, he is perfectly happy following in the footsteps of elder republicans.

Nov 30, 2012 maschu commented on Here Is a Design Proposal for the Future Basketball Arena.

There is an oval scheme, and a rectangular scheme, then just to blow your mind, an oval within a rectangle scheme.

Sigh.

Nov 20, 2012 maschu commented on GOPers Finally Coming to Terms With Mitt Romney's Unexpected Defeat.

@16--you are looking for facts on Unskewed? Really?

I checked it earlier and the 'Post comments' page went directly to a gay porn website.

Nov 8, 2012 maschu commented on The Winners of the 2012 Honor Awards.

@3 Studies have also shown you don't know what you're talking about.

May 16, 2012 maschu commented on West Seattle Blog's Tracy Record on PubliCola, Crosscut, and the Business of Blogging.

Case in point: why was traffic backed up by a motorcade? WSB has the story.

Oct 24, 2011 maschu commented on A Minute-By-Minute Recap of This Morning's Viaduct-Less West Seattle Commute.

@ 45 What if we threw in tolls, and the possibility of being buried alive in an earthquake? Starting to sound good!

Adding more anecdotal information, I biked in from WS today, and saw way more bikers than normal. And the West Seattle Blog mentioned at capacity Water Taxi routes, something that rarely happens. Alternative modes, working from home and going downtown early/late seems to have worked today for W.Seattlites. We've been preparing for months.

I feel bad for all the I-5ers that didn't register the impact it would have on their commute, and don't have as many options.